Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia

Liberia: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.01
Change on year
up 107.2%
World rank
161st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2022
All-time low
0.1013
in 2015
Years of data
10
2004–2022

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia, 2004–2022

0.20.40.60.812004201320222004: 0.3282008: 0.2562009: 0.8612010: 0.4452015: 0.1012018: 0.6382019: 0.5442020: 0.6392021: 0.4862022: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 1.01 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 107.2% on the previous year and up 126.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia peaked at 1.01 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1013, in 2015.

Liberia ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.328 —
2008 0.256 -22.0%
2009 0.861 +236.3%
2010 0.445 -48.3%
2015 0.1013 -77.2%
2018 0.638 +529.8%
2019 0.544 -14.7%
2020 0.639 +17.5%
2021 0.486 -23.9%
2022 1.01 +107.2%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 1.01 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9695, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 1.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4817 0.256 0.861 3
2010s 0.4321 0.1013 0.638 4
2020s 0.7107 0.486 1.01 3

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 158 Sudan 1.08 compare
  2. 159 Laos 1.03 compare
  3. 160 Cambodia 1.01 compare
  4. 162 Guinea-Bissau 0.99 compare
  5. 163 Burkina Faso 0.949 compare
  6. 164 Mozambique 0.934 compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia?
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Liberia was 1.01 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2022.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1013 in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
Liberia ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
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